Historical Events In 1920

Oct 29   Ed Barrow appointed GM of NY Yankees on this day in history.  

Oct 29   In the year 1920 johann Ernst Perabo, composer, dies at 74  

Oct 30   The Communist Party of Australia is founded in Sydney in the year 1920.  

Oct 31   In the year 1920 dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer (Whip Hand, High Stakes)  

Oct 31   Romania annexes Bessarabia on this day in history.  

Nov 01   On this day in history eugene O'Neill's "Emperor Jones," premieres in NYC  

Nov 01   James J Kilpatrick, Okla City Okla, columnist (60 Minutes) on this day in history.  

Nov 02   Andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Nov 02   Fabio Gonzalez-Zuleta, composer on this day in history.  

Nov 02   In the year 1920 kDKA (Pittsburgh) goes on air as 1st commercial radio station  

Nov 02   On this day in history warren G Harding elected President  

Nov 03   On this day in history "Emperor Jones" opens at Provincetown Theater  

Nov 04   Georges Papy, Belgian mathematician (Numbers Game) in the year 1920.  

Nov 05   Douglass North, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate on this day in history.  

Nov 06   On this day in history john Smith, CEO (Liverpool FC)  

Nov 08   In the year 1920 abraham Kuyper, clergyman/Dutch premier (AR 1908-12), dies at 83  

Nov 08   In the year 1920 actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn  

Nov 10   George Bernard Shaw's "Heartbreak House," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Nov 10   In the year 1920 tod Andrews, NYC, actor (From Hell it Came, Outrage)  

Nov 11   Roy Jenkins, British MP (Labour) in the year 1920.  

Nov 12   Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis elected 1st baseball commissioner in the year 1920.  

Nov 12   Richard Quine, Detroit MI, actor/director (Clay Pigeon) on this day in history.  

Nov 13   Hudson River frozen at Albany on this day in history.  

Nov 14   On this day in history american Pro Football League's Chic Tiger Joe Guyon punts 95 yards  

Nov 14   On this day in history johnny Desmond, Detroit Mich, singer (Your Hit Parade)  

Nov 15   On this day in history ernst Toller's "Massen und Menschen," premieres in Neurenberg  

Nov 15   In the year 1920 free City of Danzig established under League of Nations protection  

Nov 15   League of Nations holds first meeting, in Geneva on this day in history.  

Nov 16   In the year 1920 australia's Qantas airways founded in Winton, Queensland as Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services Limited  

Nov 16   Betty Hicks, LPGA golfer in the year 1920.  

Nov 16   In the year 1920 postage meter first used in US in lieu of postage stamps  

Nov 18   In the year 1920 alfred William Bedford, test pilot  

Nov 18   Apollo Theater (Academy, Bryant) opens at 221 W 42nd St NYC on this day in history.  

Nov 19   Ursula Heathcote Nicholls, campaigner on this day in history.  

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Jan 01   In the year 1920 birth of elisabeth Andersen, [Anna de Bruyn], Dutch actress (Yerma, Titania)  

Jan 01   On this day in history birth of roger Peacock, writer  

Jan 01   Virgilio Savona, Italian singer (Quartetto Cetra) was born in the year 1920.  

Jan 02   In the year 1920 birth of duke of Devonshire, English large landowner/art collector  

Jan 02   Isaac Asimov, Russia, scientist/writer (I Robot, Foundation Trilogy) was born in the year 1920.  

Jan 02   Penelope Jessel, politcal activist was born in the year 1920.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Harrison Swan, bomber pilot/stockbroker  

Jan 03   In the year 1920 birth of renato Carosone, Italian musician (d. 2001)  

Jan 01   Paul Adam, French writer (L'enfant d'Austerlitz), dies at 57 in the year 1920.  

Jan 04   Benito Pérez Galdós, Spanish novelist (b. 1843) died in the year 1920.  

Jan 07   In the year 1920 death of edmund Barton, 1st Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1849)  

Jan 14   John Francis Dodge, American automobile pioneer (b. 1864) died on this day in history.  

Jan 16   In the year 1920 reginald De Koven, composer, dies at 60  

Jan 20   Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (b. 1876) died on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Amadeo Modigliani, Italian sculptor/painter, dies at 35 on this day in history.  

Jan 26   Matthias Enzberger, German minister of finance, murdered died in the year 1920.